extinction; extinguishment; disappearance; annihilation
revival (e.g. musical); come-back; restoration; rebirth; resurrection
mystery; mysteriousness; secret
secret; secrecy; mystery; secret (e.g. to success); esoteric teachings
to indicate; to show; to point to
letter (of alphabet); character; writing
Germanic (people, language, culture, etc.)
people; race; nation; ethnic group; ethnos
nisei; second-generation Japanese (or Korean, etc.); the second (e.g. Edward II); son
(approximate) time; around; suitable time (or condition); time of year; season
ancient times; distant past; antiquity
effect; effectiveness; efficacy; effects (e.g. sound effects, visual effects, special effects)
wall; partition; barrier; obstacle; Chinese "Wall" constellation (one of the 28 mansions)
floor; stage (for the narrator and the shamisen player); dining platform built across a river
ceiling; ceiling price; (price) ceiling
(in the) neighbourhood; neighborhood; around; about; for instance; say
to mince; to cut fine; to carve; to engrave; to tick away (time); to beat out (e.g. rhythm); to etch (into one's mind)
carved seal; engraved stamp; to engrave (a seal); to carve; to make an impression (with a seal)
limit; limits; degree; extent; the end; the last; as long as ...
United Kingdom; Britain; Great Britain; England
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912); Ch'ing dynasty; Manchu dynasty
prefix for forming ordinal numbers
(Confucian) temple; church; sanctuary
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
belonging to (a group, organization, etc.); affiliation (with); being attached to; being under the control of
official name; formal name
popular name; common name; given name
splendid; nice; sufficient; fine (in the sense of "I'm fine"); well enough; OK
the present; present time; as of; present tense; this world; this life
automatic; intransitive verb
clerk; secretary; writing down; putting on record
rubbish; trash; garbage; refuse
bloodsucking; sucking blood
deep red; crimson; rouge; lipstick